Montreal Alternative Investment Forum

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With volatility returning in markets, alternative investments have solidified their important place in institutional and retail portfolio construction. This inaugural flagship AIMA Montreal Alternative Investment Forum aims to discuss current trends impacting hedge funds, liquid alternatives, private credit, private equity and more.

Agenda:

08:45 am Registration

09:00 am Opening Remarks

Claire Van Wyk-Allan

Managing Director, Head of Canada, AIMA

09:05 am Macroeconomic Case for Alternative Investments

Nelson Cheung

Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Formula Growth

Kimberley Jansen

Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets

09:30 am Hedge funds: Portfolio Fit for All Seasons

Sandy Poiré

Portfolio Manager, Absolute Return Team, CN Investment Division

James Perry

Head of Institutional Investor Solutions, Maples Group

Aaron Stern

Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Converium Capital

Dimitri Douaire

Chief Investment Officer, Patrimonica Asset Management

Christian Fournier

Director and Portfolio Manager, Authentic Asset Management

10:10 am Designing External Portfolio Management Excellence

Odrée Ducharme

Managing Director, Fund Investment and External Management Strategy, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Sudharshan Sathiyamoorthy

Vice President, RFO Capital

10:35 am Coffee/Networking

11:00 am Private Markets and the Big Valuation Question

Christophe Truong

Senior Director, Trans-Canada Capital Inc.

Sean Rogister

CEO, Cortland Credit

David Sheng

Managing Director, Portfolio Advisory, Aksia

David Kushner

Chief Investment Officer, City of Austin Employees’ Retirement System

Claire Van Wyk-Allan

Managing Director, Head of Canada, AIMA

11:40 am Key Due Diligence Considerations in Alternatives

Max Kimpton

Manager, Operational Due Diligence Specialist, Innocap

Gina Sanchez

Trustee, LACERA

12:05 pm Lunch prep/Networking

12:30 pm CIO Perspective: Alternative Approach to Fiduciary Leadership

Eduard van Gelderen

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)

Mario Therrien

Chef des Fonds d’investissement et de la gestion externe / Head of Investment Funds and External Management, CDPQ - Caisse de Dépôt et de Placement du Québec

01:30 pm Closing Remarks & Networking

02:00 pm Close

AIMA Members interested in purchasing a sponsorship package can contact Maryam Idroos. More details on packages can be found below:

Montreal Alternative Investment Forum sponsor package.pdf

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Coffee break sponsor

Supporting Partners

Speakers

Prices

AIMA Members & Investors: $110 CAD
AAAIM Member: $110 CAD
CGE-EMB Member: $110 CAD
FIAMtl Member: $110 CAD
CAIA Members: $110 CAD
CFA Montreal Members: $110 CAD
AIMA Non-Members: $180 CAD
Table of 10 (Full table) - Member (Includes AIMA, AAAIM, CGE-EMB & FIAMtl): $1,100 CAD
Table of 10 (Full table) - Non Member: $1,800 CAD
Table of 5 (Half table) - Member (Includes AIMA, AAAIM, CGE-EMB & FIAMtl): $550 CAD
Table of 5 (Half table) - Non Member: $900 CAD

Contact information

Contact [email protected] for any questions